New data released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) paint a promising picture for quality measures in American hospitals since Obamacare took effect. Health regulators say there’s been a nine percent decrease in hospital acquired conditions in 2011 and 2012. The... Read More

Anyone who has spent a great deal of time in hospitals and around doctors can attest to the extensive use of medical terminology that can at times seem bewildering to the uninitiated. However, a new book reveals that hospital slang goes well beyond medically accepted... Read More

Five children’s hospital deaths that took place between 2008 and 2009 in New Orleans have now been linked to contaminated linens by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The agency has found that hospital linens were contaminated by Rizopus delemar, a flesh-eating fungus... Read More

According to a recent Consumer Reports review, hospital malpractice may occur frequently, though rates vary depending on particular hospitals considered.  A recently published study links an estimated 440,000 deaths every year to medical error.  However, Consumer Reports’ own hospital safety score rating system demonstrates a... Read More

The recently published results of a wide-ranging, international clinical trial suggest that the broadly established medical practice of administering steroids to patients in the midst of cardiopulmonary bypass procedures to prevent inflammation likely does more harm than good. Presented at the yearly scientific sessions of... Read More

A new study has found that women are more likely than men to be given a heart attack misdiagnosis, as their symptoms are often downplayed as anxiety. Researcher’s at McGill University in Montreal surveyed 1,123 patients aged 18 to 55, after admittance to one of... Read More

Lance Weinrib died in April 2013 without knowing he had cancer because medical facilities in Long Island failed to communicate his condition, a lawsuit filed for hospital negligence alleges. Mr. Weinrib – a deaf man – was allegedly not given access to an interpreter prior... Read More

There is good news and bad news regarding hospital patient deaths in Minnesota. The latest adverse event report for the state indicates deaths from surgical errors and pressure ulcers are down. However, the report also shows deaths and disabling injuries due to medication errors and... Read More